Af/Pak & Other News (12/11/2011)

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Afghan leader: Toll from attacks on Shiites now 80:

http://news.yahoo.com/afghan-leader-toll-attacks-shiites-now-80-115137309.html;_ylt=AtMHeuQyX0UTothp1F7yYnMBxg8F;_ylu=X3oDMTQzYTVpZXZqBG1pdANUb3BTdG9yeSBXb3JsZFNGIEFzaWFTU0YEcGtnAzM1M2QzMTk2LTUyNzYtM2EwYy1hMzM2LWQ1YjEyMDcyNzFmZARwb3MDMTkEc2VjA3RvcF9zdG9yeQR2ZXIDMjZmNGYzMjAtMjQwMS0xMWUxLTlkZmUtYmFhM2NmNWZmZjIw;_ylg=X3oDMTF1N2kwZmpmBGludGwDdXMEbGFuZwNlbi11cwRwc3RhaWQDBHBzdGNhdAN3b3JsZHxhc2lhBHB0A3NlY3Rpb25zBHRlc3QD;_ylv=3

US meets deadline to vacate Pakistan air base:

http://worldnews.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2011/12/11/9369141-us-meets-deadline-to-vacate-pakistan-air-base

Berlin to Start Afghan Troop Pull-Out in February:

http://www.defensenews.com/story.php?i=8536714&c=EUR&s=LAN

US Commander Defends Night Raids in Afghanistan:

http://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/us-commander-defends-night-raids-afghanistan-15133082#.TuVFwfLfXW4

Tripling Afghanistan's 'community watch with AK-47s:

http://security.blogs.cnn.com/2011/12/11/tripling-afghanistans-community-watch-with-ak-47s/

The Ammonium Nitrate Nightmare:

http://www.strategypage.com/htmw/htmurph/articles/20111211.aspx

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Other news:

Iran’s captured RQ-170: How bad is the damage?:

http://www.airforcetimes.com/news/2011/12/defense-iran-captured-rq-170-how-bad-120911/

Iranian Armed Forces to Simulate US RQ-170 Drone:

http://english.farsnews.com/newstext.php?nn=9007276901

Iran FM 'regrets' storming of British embassy:

http://news.yahoo.com/iran-fm-regrets-storming-british-embassy-000937560.html;_ylt=AiJ0NCW1V7SH2J.iSvfB3OsLewgF;_ylu=X3oDMTQ5OHI3MzZiBG1pdANUb3BTdG9yeSBXb3JsZFNGIE1pZGRsZUVhc3RTU0YEcGtnAzkwY2UzNGM4LWM4ZGUtM2ZiNi05NDFiLTcwMmIwNGQ2ZTNlYwRwb3MDMjAEc2VjA3RvcF9zdG9yeQR2ZXIDNWZhMTkxMjAtMjNmMS0xMWUxLTlmNmYtNDY5Zjg3NWExMThi;_ylg=X3oDMTI1aGZjdmcxBGludGwDdXMEbGFuZwNlbi11cwRwc3RhaWQDBHBzdGNhdAN3b3JsZHxtaWRkbGUgZWFzdARwdANzZWN0aW9ucwR0ZXN0Aw--;_ylv=3

Major battle in Syria; shops shut by strike:

http://worldnews.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2011/12/11/9371566-major-battle-in-syria-shops-shut-by-strike

Syrians attack their embassy in Jordan:

http://www.news24.com/World/News/Syrians-attack-their-embassy-in-Jordan-20111211

France says Syria behind Lebanon attack on troops:

http://news.yahoo.com/syria-behind-attack-french-troops-lebanon-juppe-180742488.html;_ylt=AopnwYB1dCzwbw.FsxA2AZdvaA8F;_ylu=X3oDMTRhNzQ2M2U0BGNjb2RlA3ZzaGFyZWFnMgRtaXQDVG9wU3RvcnkgV29ybGRTRgRwa2cDNTk5YzQyMmQtZWY1OS0zOTY0LWExMGMtYzY0YjIyOTc1YzgxBHBvcwMxBHNlYwN0b3Bfc3RvcnkEdmVyA2QwN2E2YzYwLTI0M2ItMTFlMS04Nzc3LTk5ZjRiYzc2OTA2NA--;_ylg=X3oDMTFwZTltMWVnBGludGwDdXMEbGFuZwNlbi11cwRwc3RhaWQDBHBzdGNhdAN3b3JsZARwdANzZWN0aW9ucwR0ZXN0Aw--;_ylv=3

Assad, China warned over human rights as Nobel Peace Prize is awarded:

http://worldnews.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2011/12/10/9346009-assad-china-warned-over-human-rights-as-nobel-peace-prize-is-awarded

NATO to halt Iraq mission at year-end: official:

http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5hmOAcREGAH1g-AgGhkJN8RPm_Q3w?docId=CNG.83b864429e5546a58ebb4887d6972217.741

In Iraq war, a revolution in battlefield medicine:

http://www.spacewar.com/reports/In_Iraq_war_a_revolution_in_battlefield_medicine_999.html

5,000 Surface-to-Air Missiles Secured in Libya:

http://www.defensenews.com/story.php?i=8536705&c=AME&s=AIR

Tripoli airport closed after militias clash:

http://worldnews.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2011/12/11/9364305-tripoli-airport-closed-after-militias-clash

India mulling naval protocol to prevent skirmishes at sea:

http://www.spacewar.com/reports/India_mulling_naval_protocol_to_prevent_skirmishes_at_sea_999.html

Christmas Trees on North Korean border are ‘psychological warfare’:

http://rt.com/news/korea-christmas-lights-warning-543/

Police employ Predator drone spy planes on home front:

http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/la-na-drone-arrest-20111211,0,324348.story

Mexican army finds tunnel in northern border city:

http://worldnews.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2011/12/11/9372411-mexican-army-finds-tunnel-in-northern-border-city

SolomonW

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Dec 12, 2011, 3:47:29 AM12/12/11

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On Sun, 11 Dec 2011 16:26:47 -0800 (PST), dump...@hotmail.com wrote:

> Iran’s captured RQ-170: How bad is the damage?:
>
> http://www.airforcetimes.com/news/2011/12/defense-iran-captured-rq-170-how-bad-120911/

If they are used it is only a matter of time before one would be lost.

willshak

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Dec 13, 2011, 8:36:47 AM12/13/11

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dump...@hotmail.com wrote the following:

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> US meets deadline to vacate Pakistan air base:

http://worldnews.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2011/12/11/9369141-us-meets-deadline-to-vacate-pakistan-air-base

They should have leveled the whole base.

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Andrew Swallow

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Dec 13, 2011, 2:12:00 PM12/13/11

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On 13/12/2011 13:36, willshak wrote:
> dump...@hotmail.com wrote the following:
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> > US meets deadline to vacate Pakistan air base:
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> http://worldnews.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2011/12/11/9369141-us-meets-deadline-to-vacate-pakistan-air-base
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> They should have leveled the whole base.
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Only if they do not intend to return.

Andrew Swallow